BCA identifies 3 Minneapolis officers involved in fatal shooting

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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the three Minneapolis police officers who fired their guns during a fatal shooting Wednesday that left one man dead.

According to investigators, officers Enoch Langford, Abdirizaq Mumin and Chaz Wilson fired their weapons during the confrontation, which ended near the intersection of 34th Street and Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis.

The Hennepin County medical examiner has identified the deceased man as 39-year-old Michael Warren Ristow of Bloomington. Ristow died from multiple gunshot wounds.

BCA investigators say the officers responded to a 911 call from a person who said they were threatened by a man with a gun. At the scene, officers tried to make contact with the man later determined to be Ristow, but investigators say Ristow fled from officers.

After a foot chase, investigators say the officers fired when Ristow “turned toward officers with a gun in his hand.”

The preliminary findings do not say if Ristow pointed the gun at officers or fired.

Police Chief Brian O’Hara has said the man’s gun appeared to have “jammed.”

The officers are on leave as the BCA investigation continues.

Twins’ Ryan Jeffers debuts new painted helmets: “Like artwork”

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Ryan Jeffers walked into the clubhouse on Friday carrying two bags, excited to show off the contents of each to anyone who wanted to see.

In one, there was a helmet painted by Todd Miska, who is well-known for his work on NHL goalie masks, featuring the marks of the Twins’ new City Connect jerseys.

There is the outline of Lake Minnetonka, the Twins’ new logo of the state, and a loon, as well as the Minneapolis skyline and other little details, like his No. 27, painted in the Twins’ City Connect font.

The other, also painted by Miska, features a sunset over Lake Harriet and some more personal touches to Jeffers. The back of the helmet bears the names of his wife, Lexi, and young daughter, Harper, as well as the outline of his state of North Carolina, the area code for both his hometown and current residence, and the logo of his college, North Carolina-Wilmington.

“Those are pretty sweet,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “Those are more like artwork.”

Because of the rainout on Saturday, Jeffers had to wait an extra day to wear his new gear in a game,. But he was finally able to show it off on Sunday in the first game of the doubleheader.

“I kind of gave (Miska) some ideas, some of the themes of the City Connect jerseys, and kind of let him run with it,” Jeffers said. “We didn’t really have a ton of input, and I didn’t really want a ton of input. It’s kind of, ‘Hey, these are the themes of the jerseys, and these are some of the logos. Do what you think.’ And he came back with some really awesome pieces.”

Jeffers said they first started talking about the idea during spring training and were able to get Major League Baseball’s approval to go ahead and get them crafted.

“They’re cool,” Jeffers said. “They’re really cool.”

Ober shines

The last pitch Bailey Ober threw on Sunday wound up beyond the wall in left field. But that was really the only blemish for Ober, who had his strongest start in quite some time in the first game of the doubleheader, throwing 6⅓ innings of one-run ball.

The starter was scoreless into the seventh inning and finished the day having given up just that run on six hits while striking out eight.

“I’ve been feeling really good the last few weeks, and it just kind of came down to being able to execute,” Ober said. “I feel like I was able to today and just put stuff where I wanted a little bit more, get ahead and put guys away.”

Briefly

The Twins added starting pitcher Louie Varland to the roster on Sunday to serve as the 27th man for the doubleheader. … The Twins will have Monday off before playing host to the Tampa Bay Rays for three games as the longest homestand of their season continues. … Max Kepler, hit by a pitch on the elbow on Friday, returned to the lineup for the second game on Sunday.

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Women’s soccer: Minnesota Aurora blank Chicago Dutch Lions

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Katie Duong scored one goal and assisted on three others Sunday as the Minnesota Aurora rolled past the Chicago Dutch Lions in a USL W League match in front of 6,057 at TCO Stadium in Eagan.

Duong has 10 points this season, which is tied for third overall on the team.

“This team is so deep, and we have many different options with people rotating in,” Duong said. “It’s been fun to develop that chemistry and find a rhythm these past couple of games.“

Minnesota took control in the first half with goals by Mariah Nguyen and Sophie French.

Duong assisted on the Aurora’s final three goals, by Sofia Bush, Addy Weichers and Morgan Stone.

The Aurora’s next game is against the Bavarian United SC at 7 p.m. Thursday at TCO Stadium.

“We’re taking it game by game,” said Aurora coach Colette Montgomery. “We’re finding ways within each game to build the mentality we want to see in the playoffs. But that’s not the focus right now. We’re focused on Bavarian on Thursday night.”

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Severe, chaotic weather around U.S. with high temperatures in Southwest and Midwest, snow in Rockies

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PHOENIX — Extreme heat spread across Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Texas, Colorado and Kansas as severe weather swept across many parts of the U.S. on Sunday. There was unseasonable cold in the Pacific Northwest, snow headed to the northern Rocky Mountains and heavy rainfall forecast from the northern Plains to the Upper Midwest.

The National Weather Service estimated that more than 63 million people were under heat advisories on Sunday, stretching from the Southwest northward up through Denver and into Chicago.

Temperatures in Phoenix, which hit 112 degrees Fahrenheit (44.4 Celsius) on Saturday, were expected to reach close to that on Sunday. Weather service forecasters say the first two weeks of June in Phoenix already have been an average of 5.6 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than normal, making it the hottest start to June on record.

“We have already seen some pretty significantly high temperatures in our area,” said Ted Whittock, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix. “We are recommending that everyone reduce their time outdoors between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., stay hydrated and wear light, looser fitting clothing.”

Whittock said the heat in metro Phoenix will ease a bit Monday through Wednesday, with the highs pushing back up as the week progresses, likely prompting another excessive heat warning.

The heat has been especially dangerous in recent years in metro Phoenix, where 645 people died from heat-related causes in 2023 — a record.

The city and Maricopa County have adopted additional measures this year in hopes of keeping people safer, including two new overnight cooling centers where people can rest in air conditioning after the sun goes down. There are more than 100 other cooling centers that have been open since May 1 where people can get cold water and sit in a cool space during daytime hours.

In neighboring New Mexico, a heat advisory was in effect over the weekend for the Chavez County plains including Roswell, where the high was forecast to hit 107 degrees F (41.6 degrees C) on Monday. The high for Albuquerque was forecast for 99 degrees F (37.2 C) on Sunday, cooling slightly to 96 degrees F (37.6 C) on Monday. Highs were expected to approach 105 F (40.6 C) in El Paso, Texas, which has now opened five cooling centers.

Temperatures from the 90s to nearly 100 degrees F (37.7 C) were expected in metro Denver and areas to the south. Thunderstorms were possible in communities north of Denver.

The heat wave was moving eastward Sunday into the Plains and the Great Lakes area and was expected to arrive in the Northeast by Tuesday. The threat of thunderstorms with potential high winds and heavy rainfall was increasing in the Chicago area, even as heat indices were forecast to reach near 100 degrees F (37.7 C) through the middle of the week.

As the heat wave spreads eastward, temperatures in Washington and the rest of the mid-Atlantic as well as New England were likely to see highs in the mid- to upper 90s as the week goes on, with excessive humidity making it feel even more oppressive.

The U.S. last year saw the the most heat waves, consisting of abnormally hot weather lasting more than two days, since 1936.

While much of the country swelters, late season snow was forecast for the northern Rockies Monday and Tuesday. Parts of Montana and north-central Idaho were under a winter weather watch, with as much as 6 inches (15 centimeters) of heavy, wet snow expected in the mountains around Missoula, Montana. As much as 20 inches (51 centimeters) was predicted for higher elevations around Glacier National Park.

Meanwhile, a fresh batch of tropical moisture will bring an increasing threat of heavy rain and flash flooding to the central Gulf Coast late Sunday into Monday. Heavy rain is expected to start Monday morning, with the moisture shifting toward the Gulf Coast by Tuesday.

The intense flooding from heavy rains continued to dissipate in southern Florida, where some areas in and around Miami and Fort Lauderdale were left underwater in recent days as storms dumped up to 20 inches (50 centimeters).

That unnamed storm system coincided with the early start of hurricane season, which this year is forecast to be among the most active in recent memory.